Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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